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May 11, 2009 22:21

You know, the words ecru, beige, or taupe have never been used to describe my skin color, and never will be. So please don't tell me how effortlessly they will blend with my skin. I mean, do you see what color I am? Coffee would probably be more apt.

Which reminds me an amusing anecdote from childhood. Growing up, most of my friends were not black. When we all started to get older and where bras, my mom would always tell me to where a black bra under see-through clothing. My friends however, would tell me that I was wrong and needed to where a white bra, which is what their moms told them. It honestly took me until late high school to figure out why that was...
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